Defining British Art: Evening Sale

A curated Evening Sale spanning four centuries of British Art, at Christie’s London on 30 June

On 30 June, 33 great works of British art will be offered in Defining British Art, a curated Evening Sale which launches Christie’s 250th anniversary in London. Since 1766, when James Christie first opened for business in St James’s, London, Christie’s has been a champion of British art and artists.

The artistic legacy of four centuries of British artists will also be celebrated by the Defining British Art: Loan Exhibition (until 15 July). Orlando Rock, Chairman of Christie’s UK, promises the sale and the accompanying exhibition will‘break new ground for Christie’s, charting the evolution of British art over the last 400 years.’

The Loan Exhibition (free to the public) presents many outstanding British art works by artists such as Holbein, Stubbs, Landseer, Turner, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Mackintosh, Lowry, Freud and Auerbachthat have been handled by Christie’s in the last 250 years, including examples by leading international artists inspired by visits to Britain over the ages.